Books
Dark, unsettling, and deeply human, Marius Creed writes supernatural fiction where occult forces collide with grief, love, power, and consequence. His stories blend horror, folklore, and emotional depth, exploring what lingers when the unseen crosses into ordinary lives.
The Devil’s Magus
American professor, Mark Benedict, is thrust into a deadly game when a warning reveals his brother James is in mortal danger. With James’ estranged wife Sam at his side, Mark uncovers a secret society led by the ruthless occultist, Sir Giles Worsley—a man willing to sacrifice anything and anyone to achieve ultimate power.
As demonic forces gather, Mark and Sam must turn to unlikely allies: a psychic medium, a sceptical mercenary, and a presence they never expected. Together, they are drawn into a nightmarish struggle where love, betrayal, and redemption collide.
Appealing to fans of James Herbert, Dennis Wheatley, Clive Barker and Steven King, Marius Creed’s tense and terrifying blend of thriller and supernatural horror, will grip readers until the final page.
When American professor Mark Benedict begins experiencing unexplainable pain and psychic episodes, he’s pulled into a hidden world of dark magic and occult conspiracy. His brother, James – a gifted adept in an esoteric order tries to escape the influence of Sir Giles Worsley, a powerful and ruthless English Magus, but perishes in an intense demonic confrontation. However his astral spirit survives to play a significant role in the events which follow.
Teaming up with James’s estranged wife, Sam, and a small group including a hardened ex-soldier and a psychically gifted woman, Mark travels to England to uncover the truth and avenge his brother. As supernatural threats mount and ancient rituals are unleashed, Mark discovers latent abilities of his own, inherited from a family legacy he never understood.
Worsley, meanwhile, plans a demonic ascension on Walpurgis Night that could shatter the veil between worlds. To stop him, the group must risk everything in a climactic battle of wills, magic, and sacrifice.
The Devil’s Magus is a standalone supernatural thriller that weaves horror, occult intrigue, and emotional depth, appealing to fans of John Connolly, Dennis Wheatley, Clive Barker and early Stephen King.
The Devil’s Magus
When American professor Mark Benedict begins experiencing unexplainable pain and psychic episodes, he’s pulled into a hidden world of dark magic and occult conspiracy. His brother, James – a gifted adept in an esoteric order tries to escape the influence of Sir Giles Worsley, a powerful and ruthless English Magus, but perishes in an intense demonic confrontation but his astral spirit survives.
Teaming up with James’s estranged wife, Sam, and a small group including a hardened ex-soldier and a psychically gifted woman, Mark travels to England to uncover the truth and avenge his brother. As supernatural threats mount and ancient rituals are unleashed, Mark discovers latent abilities of his own, inherited from a family legacy he never understood.
Worsley, meanwhile, plans a demonic ascension on Walpurgis Night that could shatter the veil between worlds. To stop him, the group must risk everything in a climactic battle of wills, magic, and sacrifice.
The Devil’s Magus is a standalone supernatural thriller that weaves horror, occult intrigue, and emotional depth, appealing to fans of John Connolly, Dennis Wheatley, Clive Barker and early Stephen King.
Coming in 2026
Ghosts, Death and Demons
Ghosts, Death and Demons is a darkly varied collection of supernatural fiction — unsettling, poignant, and at times unexpectedly wry. Across these stories, the uncanny intrudes into the everyday: a stolen hour, a restless house, a last train that never quite reaches its destination.
Some tales are chilling. Others are tender. A few carry a crooked smile.
You will encounter grieving parents who should not listen for answers, burglars who break the wrong seal, demons bound by contracts they enjoy enforcing, and ghosts who linger not out of malice, but unfinished love. Horror here is not always loud. Often it is quiet, personal, and patient.
Rooted in folklore, urban myth, and the fragile psychology of loss, Ghosts, Death and Demons explores what remains after death — memory, guilt, humour, and the things that refuse to be forgotten.
Not all of these stories will frighten you.
Some may make you laugh.
Others may stay with you far longer than you expect.
Heir to the Flame
Seventeen years after the events of The Devil’s Magus, a new generation stands at the threshold of power. James Benedict arrives in Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, determined to live a life defined by intellect, restraint, and choice. What he does not seek is the legacy that has already marked him.
Ancient texts stir. Old forces watch. And the careful balance between knowledge and obsession begins to fray.
As James is drawn deeper into forbidden lore and the dangerous ascent of the Tree of Life, he must confront a truth his family learned too late: magic is never neutral. Every step toward light casts a longer shadow.
Heir to the Flame, is a grounded supernatural thriller — intimate, unsettling, and steeped in consequence. It blends academic life with ritual danger, human relationships with inhuman forces, and the quiet terror of realising that inheritance is not always a gift.
This is not a story of chosen ones or easy power.
It is a story about control. About lineage. And about what burns when restraint fails.
Coming Soon
Ghosts, Death and Demons
An Anthology of Short Fiction by Marius Creed
Ghosts, Death and Demons gathers thirteen tales where the uncanny wears many faces—from the quiet ache of loss to the merciless pull of damnation. Within its pages, haunted houses remember too much, the sea keeps its bargains, and laughter hides beside terror. Some stories whisper of grief and memory, others roar with sorcery and infernal hunger, but all explore the same fragile threshold between life and what lingers beyond. Balancing dread with compassion and darkness with wit, this collection reveals that horror is never just about monsters — it is about what makes us human when the light begins to fade.
In Production
Heir to the Flame
The highly anticipated sequel to The Devil’s Magus.
A young Rhodes Scholar at Oxford sets out on a perilous journey along the Right-Hand Path of the Kabbalah. To ascend the spheres of the Tree of Life, he must rise through hidden realms of wisdom while resisting forces that seek to corrupt and consume him. With allies both trusted and unexpected, and the shadow of returning enemies ever present, he faces a choice: ascend fully beyond the world, or remain within it to protect those he loves.
Short Fiction:
Chilling horror, haunting ghost tales, and ventures into sci-fi and fantasy — will be available soon in curated anthologies.